THE MEDFORD DATLY TRIBUNE, MKDFORD. OR.. MONDAY, JANUARY 13. I'lOS.
Medford Daily Tribune , ..,,
A Live Paper in a Live Town.
IJuljIihiQii every evening t-xct'pt Sunday
Medford Publishing Company.
(i. IMJTXAM, Kiiitor mid Muuajr.
Admitti'd nn Heroml rla Matter :
tliu I'oHtof't'ice ut Medford, Oregon.
Subscription Rates:
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One year, by mail 5-00
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
i be corree
what the
like to have from
anation of Ijm re-
or we AhmiM Jike
1 if our understanding a
eibioii in is not correct.
REAMES IDEA OF AN EDITOR.
The conviction of tin; editor of the
Tribune and hid fine of 4 1 50 upon n
charge of criminally libeling the grand
jury und deputy prom-mting attorney
C. L. J tea men will in no manner duter
this paper in its duty to the public in
criticising the misconduct of public of
ficials in the future.
Our personal interests in the outcome
of thin trial nrei hides any criticism
on our part of the conduct or motive
of the prosecution. It h:m alway
been and will remain the policy of thin
paper to treat all mutton from an tin
perHonal and unprejudiced ut and point
and we will therefore leave it to the
unprejudiced prrB of the state? (is to
whether justice has been properly ad
ministered, without malice and vindict
ivcm'HU.
"In morals, hh in medicine, there
no ant inept ic tike the sunlight of Al
mighty iod. " U'e regard t ho criti
cistu of official acts as one of the
highest MutieH winch a newspaper owes
to mankind. It is always an obnoxioim
and invidious task to d inclose to the
public the misconduct or neglect of its
servants in their official duties. If it
is not done fearlessly, it cannot be done
effectively, and it. is not from editorti
trembling under t he uplifted scourge
of the prosecuting attorney that tit
public may expect a fulfillment of the
highest function of u newspaper.
However, this paper proposes to turn
on the light whenever or wherever there
is a malfeasance in office, and neither
jail nor (me will swerve it t nun its
course.
While this may be a new theory
Southera Oregon as to the function and
dutv of a newspaper, it is not a new
theory ill the State of Oregon or in the
1' ni led Slates, and though tin1 court
may place grand juries upon a higher
pedestal than was ever occupied by
Knropeaii tyrant or Asia! ic potentate
and oirmmid I heiu wit h t hat ancient
and obsolete perogatixe of infallibility.
any ilt-n l;i-t inn on the part of grand
juries will be promntlv and severely
eritic:sed in the columns of this paper.
The friidom of the press is the free
dom of the people, ami (lie greatest
safeguard of their rights. No govern
ment can circumscribe the liberty of
the press without dismantling public
spirit. Iv.trv ;i,tetii't to elevate public
officials :boc the fnir critic:mn of the
press is a blow at the fie'do-n of the
'I lie fallor of American heiuocraey
said iii;mi vinrs ngo that tternnl vigi
tame 's the priiv of human liberty. The
vigilance -'' (he presis : th' v'gilanre
of the people,
THE C.ST3 OF 7UTNAM.
Tie- Porthud ( 'n goirnn of .laiiuary
12, midi r the above caption, savs cdi
torially :
" We h:ie j, t closed II Week notable
chiefly for its riri.ms and ext raordi
nary legal decVons. Jtidge Huniiit, of
the circuit I'.irrt for ,'acksoii coiiutv,
add- h p..t i. a tit 1 he nMo!i;shiiig
ri coiii by t.-niiig a .Smlle-rii Oregon
editoi tie' right to nh ol the tin! 1 1 in
a ca criminal l-bel. Hue I'm
nam. .- Meilfonl editor, hid liar-hlv
ci it ii-iv, ,! the grand jnry and presecut j
ing a'toM-. ;, i f .l;'ct,,iM c 'liatv for I
their failun to i-rnin an in Met ait nt
in as. .i -... I: at Medford. The I
,M t.-r"e fan ei Tut nan
mii 1 . .jueiit trial l.'f cri
district Attorney Ifeauies in prose
cuting the Mind case, wherein Jeorge
I'utnam was accused of printing scan
dalous and tlefamatory matter of and
concerning his brother and others, de
livered the following remarkable dia
tribe upon editors in general:
' A man wit h a pail of lampblack,
a hatful of old type, a shoe brush
and a thimbleful of brains," which
was intended and probably does repre
sent the lieaaies idea of an editor.
This eloquent and expressive bit of
diatribe did not originate in the fertile
brain of the distinguished prosecutor.
Mr. Kennies mudo use of the above- quo
tation before a jury, while acting in
the high office of district attorney and
at a time when the defendant wan on
trial because of the publication of al
leged Hcandalous matter.
Mr. lieames' objection to the alleged
libelous publication wart that it held
certain persons up to ridicule and pub
lic hatred, and while occupying this
high moral plane lie himself, it appears,
was not above holding the defendant
up to the scorn and ridicule of all his
hearers. The rules of procedure, de
nied the defendant the right of answer
ing or defending the vituperative abuse
of the district attorney.
We have never known a respectable
newspaper to resort to such viilifica
tion under any circumstances, and the
columns of the newspaper are always
open to the persons who have been criti
cised that they may vindicate themselves.
Woolievor, the defendant, op rand in
this section about six years ago, win a
he solicited membership for the Modern
Woodmen of America. Ho l ft South
ern Op-gun with an unsavory reputation.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
dav, week or
liOOMS TO
month at th
LKT by
Kmc rick.
FJ liST-CI.ASS Japanese cook wishes
situation. Add reus f'ook, Tribune. 50
FOK SALK -Town lots; good location,
$50 each; terms. I'age & Lawtun. 2iJ7
KOIt 8ALK One glass show case, 8;
feet long, nearly new; cheap. Liudb-y j
& Untllev. tf
WA.NTKU All kinds of second hand
goods at the Woods building near Hub
bard's Lindley & Lindley. tf
r)K BALE $50U buys Lorimor's fruit
and confectionery stand if bought at
once. Morse blk, West Side. tf
For City Recorder
Benj. M? Collins
INCUMBENT
Candidate forReElection.
Competent, faithful, hon
est. His recorS speaks
for jtself.
WANTKU To runt a Biniill unfur
nished house, electric lights, close in.
(all at my offico. Dr. R. H. Hamil
ton. tf
FOB EXCHANGE Medford property
for other property. AdrdcBS Lock Box
418, Medford, Or. tf
FOK .SALE Town lots, good location,
$o0 each; terms. Page & Lawtou. 2(i"
WANT TO HUNT 5 or C-roiim l.oiise!
Address, stating location, etc., II. L.
Voting, general delivery, city
I'Oli KENT Gentleman wanted for
nicely furnished room, near in. Ap-.ly
at Hotel Moore. tt
Koli .SALK One f ivehorsopower mo
tor, good as new; take it away for
$75. Peils Elito Laundry, Medford,
Or. ' tf
CHANCE FOR A FINE.
flic Portland Journal of .laiinary 1L'
says editorially:
".fudge Manila, holding court in
.Incksoa comity, has held that Uililor
I'lltiiiim of the Medford Trilinne can
not iulrodi any evidence proving the
truth of his statements alleged to lie
'Ions. I'litiiain proposed to show that
ill what he published K. was not netii.
iled I iy any malice, and stated onlv
the exact truth: this the .judge ho. Is
lie Minimi do. At the risk of being in
contempt ot court, nod itself libelous.
1 he Journal will remark that this is
it her justice nor common sense, and
are pretty oire it is not law."
FOIt ItKN'T Desirable furnished rooms
for housekeeping; convenient; for
family of three; no children. H07 N.
0 street. 207
WELL -ESTABLISHED retail bnsi
ncss for sale in Medford. Address P.
O. liox 71C, or inquire Tribune of
fice, tf
l''OU HALE Eight lots, west of school
house and one block north of 7th St.,
for .filoil. Apply or write J. E. Pay
ette, Medford, Or. 253'
OREGON'S CRIMINAL RECORD
FOR YEAR 1907 IS DARK
iircgon s criminal blotter lor the year
I '.ni7 shows the ciimiiiissioii of 5(i homi
idei. Per tlese crimes nut one con
vietion of murder in the first degrei
has 1 ii secured. Onlv two of tin
lomicidi's were convicted of inui'ilor ii
he second d. yioe, and are serving sen
tellces III the state penitent iiirv. Olli
it In r was convicted of manslaughter,
hut he is out on bail tieiiding nn no
" al t" th ' siii.reine court. Fourteen
vi le acipnttid fur different causes, tell
'inimiitl'-d suicide. II have not be
ioj r-'hi iuled and Kl cnsi s are pending
the courts. (If the M defendants
iv.a fug trml. ! will plead self do
i use or justification, 3 went free lie
ause of lack of evidence, 2 were nc
puttid as iiistitie and 1 snccessfullv
I'.-idetl the "unwritten" l.-uv.
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Ronl Estate Transfers.
I linnbiir to I'lifford Coggins,
:;ns. In acr.-s in section 111,
township 4 1, range I F. .
I'irinai! S. I'liinn. to ,1. A. Ward.
n i. ase of bo,
lesei.li A. Ward to Aii.'llst l.n
lit :, iir.o.i rty in Park Ailili-
Medfoni
William b'oss In Timothy Daily
et al.. Int 2. block ... b'oss
.liti.m, Medford
Kphriinn lladger to Alpha M.
Walker, (VI Ion a, re in tow n
'hip oil, ranor I I-:.: also p'.ip
i Ttv on Clanile sti'.'el.. Ash-
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F.li.'a .1. l.'Wis to II. .I.o.hng.
prnort in Park Addition.
M ili'i.rd. bond for d. e.l
el nn : ll'i
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office of III,
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FOIt HE NT Nicely furnished rooms:
electric lights. Impure of Mrs. Ad
die Itippev, West Seventh St., in the
White bld'g. 252
ITPATION WANTED (lirl. 15 years
old, desires position to do housework
.r care for children. Address Mrs. W.
P. lingers, Jackson ille. tf
WOHK WANTED .lapanise contrac
tor; can do all kinds of general farm
ing; general tnipir in all worn; town
or country. Address A. E. Tatsumi.
Cen 'I Del.. Mull'ord. Or. tf
No Fire in the Kitchen Range
No Hot Water in the Bouse
Then is the time you ap
preciate the convenience of
ELECTRIC
WATER
HEATERS
Attach a plug to
the nearest lamp
socket aud turn the switch
PINT. QUART, TWO QUART
AND LARGER SIZES
Pint Size la specially adapted for nursery
Clean
Sale
.Uiv. A Simple
iCMUKClrPlbWasf .
i ut
i i s
GET UNDER COVER
It's a good idea for everybody ot get under cover in Med
ford, including the city council, and we are here to furnish you f
the
BEST PROPERTY IN
MEDFORD
for tbo least money. If you are a stranger in Medford, you can't
afford to loso money by boarding with your family at a hotel.
The business man's way of doing is to buy a nice cheap tract
and build a nice house while the present financial situation contin
ues. It 's a fact that you cun build cheaper now than you could
a mouth ago; or, better yet,
BUY A CHEAP HOME CLOSE IN TO A
BUSINESS CENTER
and watch it grow into more money before spring. We are pre
pared to equip all homeaeokers with desirable homes at a low (
figure. Now is the time tc buy, savo rout and make money by
the advance in price.
Rogue River
Land Go.
EXHIBIT BUILDING,
MEDFOHD, OREGON.
J. E. EXYAHT.I'resid ent.
.T. A. I'KHHV, Vice-President.
JOHN' S. ORTH, Cashier.
V. 11. JACKSOX, Ass't Cashier.
The Medford National Bank
MEDFORD, OR.
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS 10,000
Safety Boxes to lient. A Cicncral Banking Business
Transacted. "We Solicit Your Patronage
Coudor Water and P.-nver Co.
Phono Office on Seventh Street.
OppoHit-o' the Rig Kleptri-: Siii.
KOH SA LH nt 4.Yliursen)Wir unto
Hint i Kussell engine, in f irHt-e1:isn
siipi'; limit tliis up, the price will sur
prie you. Peils Klite LuttmVy, Med
ford. Or.
tf
l-'OK SA!,K One acre, west of Mi'dford
Citv limits; nrire $tf(i), pavable $10
down mid $10 a lU'-nth, without inter
rut. Address P. O. Mux S7i, Medford.
PoU SAI.K lk'fore buying nnrserv or
ortin men till stink en 1 1 and see (i. F
I.inxwiler, Xnrth (' street, ur address
him Ilox 114, Medfiml, Or., and get
lowest priees, LMH
l-'OK HALE -New residence, just corn
pli'ted, ttectind block west nf high
K-linol, West Seventh street; fine eol
utiial interinr; cheap if sold soon. In
ipiire Tribune office. tf
KOk SA LK Having purchased over
rnn,00(i feet of first-class milling h.gs,
we are prepared to furnih first-class
lumber of nil kinds in any amounts
on short lit t ice. If you contemplate
building place your order with us;
prices very reasonable; dimension ami
line finish lumber a specialty. Write
or call. Hutte Palls (timber Company,
office over Jackson eon nly bank, Med
ford. Or. ' tf
KA I IIS Men nnlv; hot air. steam and
nii'dii-at' 1 m :i salt. .".ie; with nias.ae
: 1.IMI; flir rlii'iiiiiatism. elds, stiff
t'liiLts, piralxsis, etc.; will pun
tune gi nerallv. Prof. Vah"
street, -oiior o( 7th "t.
Special Sale
Closing Out of a Large
Stock of
Fancy
ChinaWare
AtCost-AtCost
Call At
C.O.D. Grocery
7th St., for Particulars.
II. MEMZ & SON.
THE SIGN OF SAFETY
1ST NATIONAL BANK
fl OF MEDFORD
CAPITAL, 550,000
ALWAYS COXSKRVAT1VE, ALWAYS SAFE
Win. S. Crowell, I'resiilciit. Cien. W. Dunn, 2d Viee -President.
P. K. Deuel, Viee l'reniilent. M. L. Alrord. Cashier.
Olio Crawl'ord. Assistnnt Cashier.
Because He Paid by Check
Not long iign, a business man in this community was presented with
n hill Unit he had ulready paid. He produced the paid check ns
voucher in evidence, and it was thus at once proven that he had
paid the hill. Don't you see the importance of paying by check?
This bank cordially invites your account, subject to clieek, aud
will be pleased to render yo-i the most efficient service.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
Established 1888 MEDFORD, OE.
Capital, Surplus and Deposits Over 8625,000
1 1 I
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I. or' in. mill. The
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Medford Steam Bakery
HOT BOLLS FOR BREASFAST
or dainty little dinner rolls that
will tempt the uppetite of the
most fastidious, ts the kind wo
serve every day when ordered.
ISrcadstuffs, light, white and de
licious, is our specialty, as well
as the richest, finest cakes, pas
try and pies. When you wair
' enjoy your meals, order :,i.
baUestuffs from us.
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SHE GOT A DIVORCE
FROM CHEAT ADVENTURER
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ili.-xoi. She .aid
i alil'ertii.i
le S.m
of bi bui
ri , e,l in lliai
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. ear;!,.,,,;,..,.
r. tLte., ... S,e
l'K SAl.le At a liaraiii, niiieiy acres
of the choicest fruit laiel in li,,e;;ie
river alley, rich soil, all level, well
Will, Ted. g,.od MX room ho. ise, o;...,
biuti, lliree ooil 'Veils, aluin, lance of
waler. All under cult i utioli read ,
for orelisr.l. I titetidine; purchasers
slinlild see this place before pureha-.il, -I. ,
(leo. Minis. Nash lloli I. Medfoni.
l: II;.
nt Ii,
Or.
m i;si:i;y stuck
trees, both larne
nt. a li. la id varieties
.-iii.l pi ad:
S.it enbel
K4tf
All kinds of f -it i t
md luall fruits,
f app es and pears
. iiu hi, line; Newtown ami
apples; a full line of up
elene.
t.-.late lnirs. r stock, ill larL.'e or s 'J, a 1 1
lots; also ail kinds of ornamental
tiers mill slirtibb. rv, at my residence
in s.oi'li Medford, havitii.' .ie-t ro
ast
idc
l'ei e. a kilo..' shipment .
to fill orders inie.ed ia teli
Waimr's sti.re. I.. 11.
NT d'erd. (IT.
a-tl pr- ::ilc.
ln.piire at
Warner, Sr..
tf
n
r tile LTio
i . r in seel s. and li:i v e
fill IIS tlo,ll.;ll V.-ll'd
out the nielit before tryine; to
.MilH.iu'se,. lam, ois.
alitv u.-i.' :.. : '. .-. " :
..nil all a ill it l, .wist in,, plaster n, r
yee- w islileo e an 1 your s stein full
,,f ! . I a: .mid,, a ii I t'lav- e.l tea
and M.nr l::on:li all pnckeri I l;p
with ..iil:;i.e .' 1'a sas tle-re is no
part;re; so b:!ler as the parting of1
a ipiillilie capsule ius as veil are
Ml tl.e act ol swallowini; it. Ma
hasn't any .ln.ter's d'ploma. but!
In 11 it colli, s to things like prip
or col-1. she knows the proper dope
to knock tlleln silly. And when
xeti'tv c. none; tliroutli. sh knows
li.ov t,. .pake the dandy broth and
v kitiee ai.d poached "ls tin 1 Jots
,,f thi, gs to briui; you riyht up on
tl,e bit and make v..u feel like your
old self tti;ain. W'o have all the
lliiiig. ml I-ats more, like olive oil,
and urapo juice and stuff to tone
up your system after you've been
' up 'acaiest it.
MILLER & EWBANiC
CATALOG HOUSES ARE
NOT MERCHANT TAILORS
They drain the towns of monev .and neither
flive the tit, style nor distinction t your elotlics
thatiyonr own city tailor can.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
The clothes I make are the kind that "carry
distinction," that bespeak the man, that keeps
your money at home and are superior in every
detail to the "sweatshop" goods of catalogue
houses.
KEEP YOUR MOUEr
UOUE
F&ESCH MT CLEWM
EIFERT
Th? City Tailor Medford
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